On Friday, the Southwest Covenant Patriots blew past the Elmore City-Pernell Badgers, posting a 42-12 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Nate Gerber was a one-man wrecking crew for Southwest Covenant as he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 111 yards on only nine passes. The dominant performance gave Gerber a new career-high in rushing yards. Harper Ellison made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Southwest Covenant's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brody Kufahl and Ellison.
Southwest Covenant's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Elmore City-Pernell, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwest Covenant will welcome Konawa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Covenant will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Elmore City-Pernell, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Ringling at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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